TOHBY
RIDDLE
Tohby Riddle is an illustrator and writer whose
deceptively simple illustrations contain the most fascinating
detail. His picture books charm children and all lovers of
illustration.
Tohby was
born and raised in Sydney and has a BA in Visual Arts and a BSc
(Architecture) although he has spent his post-graduate years
doing anything but architecture - with great success. Since 1989
he has been accountable for a number of picture books that have
been published in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United
States. These include Careful With That Ball, Eugene!, A
Most Unusual Dog, Arnold Z Jones Could Really Play the
Trumpet, The Royal Guest and The Tip at the End
of the Street. The Great Escape from City Zoo, released
in 1997, was shortlisted both for the 1998 Children's Book Council
Picture Book of the Year Awards and the NSW Premier's Literary
Awards. His most recent children's book title is The
Singing Hat, which was reviewed extensively by Magpies
in November 2000: 'Reading books like The Singing Hat and
Riddle's equally remarkable The Tip at the End of the Street .
. . places the reader's mind . . . in a position to find and
receive the most beautiful and improbable things.'
  
As well as
creating picture books, Tohby contributes cartoons to a number
of publications and is regularly featured in the Sydney Morning
Herald's Good Weekend Magazine. The popularity of Tohby's
cartoons has lead to the 2003 release of a collection of his
work entitled The Big Idea. He also enjoys visiting
schools to talk about his work, in particular the development
of an idea from a sketch in a notepad through to a finished book.
He believes the picture book medium, being both visual and verbal,
offers great potential for storytelling for people of all ages
- children and adults alike. Tohby has also made recent appearances
at both Sydney and Melbourne Writers' Festivals.
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